Re: Langton's Legacy (was Re:Numerics)

Friends,

Only a few days ago, when I responded to Vernon's new addendum to "Balancing the Books", I did so in the absence of another new discovery which has a significant bearing on this matter.

If you have already read my third page in www.TheRingOfTruth.info (Title: Signs of the Times), you will be aware that I have found some special relationships between numbers in the range 611 to 616. The first and last numbers in that range should already be known to anyone who has read about biblical numerology, including those who's main interest is the enigmatic Revelation 13:18.

Within the same range, I had also found and reported what I believe could be new knowledge, in the relationship between 613 and 614. The former is well known to Jews as the number of commandments addressed specifically to them in the Torah. I have subsequently found the number 614 built-into both the G1 and G2 Squares in different but equivalent ways. The Squares indicate that the 'Law' is fulfilled and completed by Christ with the addition of just one more commandment.

Both 611 + 616, and 613 + 614 produce the number 1227 that is a characteristic of the Hebrew word for 'four' (described in my website). Three copies of the word four are found connected symmetrically to the centre of the G2 Square, possibly suggesting that there should also be three different ways to generate 1227 from the range 611 to 616. Unfortunately, until very recently the numbers 612 and 615 have eluded me. However, that is no longer the case; I have now identified exactly how and where the Torah reveals these two numbers. This has implications for the work of both Vernon and myself.

Firstly, these elusive numbers are found in Genesis Chapter 1 in the very first and very last words. The last word is <i>haShishiy</i>, meaning 'the sixth', which has a gematra sum of 615 (or 'characteristic value' to use Vernon's preferred terminology). This is the only one of the six days of creation who's number is given the definite article in the original Hebrew. Then the very first word gives us the number 612, but only through a special view that is already known to us for other reasons. This is the view in which the middle two letters (meaning fire) are removed, leaving four letters that spell <i>brit</i> meaning covenant. The gematria (characteristic value) of <i>brit</i> is 612.

The discovery of all six consecutive numbers starting with 611 is something quite special, but not unexpected. What makes them many times more significant is that they come to us as matched pairs (611 with 616; 612 with 615 and 613 with 614). Each pair sums to the same 1227 (from the word for 'four'), finally allowing us to match each pair with one copy of 'four' in G2. More important than that, however, is that each number is intimately linked to its partner conceptually: the first cut Torah (611 as five books) connects to the New Testament message (616 in Revelation); the first tranche of commandments (613) links with the extra one (614); and the first word of Genesis 1 (612) with that Chapter's last word (615).

Secondly, and of special interest to Vernon, is the fact that alternative pairs of these six numbers (ie 611 with 614, and 612 with 613) both sum to 1225, and this is the second one of those rare numbers that are both square and triangular, listed in Vernon's addendum. And let us not forget that 616 marks the middle of the short 'signature' of all triangular numbers, as defined in my fourth page. Incidentally, in the context of the G1 Square, the first of the numbers that is both square and triangular (ie 36) is contained within the 28 letters of the first verse.

In my initial response, I drew a comparison between Vernon's work and my own being like two views of the same landscape. The more structures we find in common, the less room there is for assuming the two aspects are separate and unrelated. And the better known Bible Code should also be included as a possible third facet of the same phenomenon, as it has features and findings that overlap with my work. Statistically speaking, the odds against any one of these facets being due to chance alone should be multiplied to find the overall odds. The constant accumulation of new findings probably suggests we will never know the full extent of the hidden structures.

I realise that shifting from a plain literal reading of the Bible to this more complex understanding can be very uncomfortable to take on board. I sense it has still not properly registered that it is new knowledge that is being described, which is very different from the kinds of literary biblical interpretation that have always been possible and popular (and always will be). But given the amount of common ground among the three newly-discovered aspects of the Code, does anyone still cling to the illusion that all these facts and artefacts are not deliberately designed into the structure of the Bible? More to the point who, should we suppose, would have the capability to do the designing to the degree we observe?

Regards

David

----- Original Message -----
From: David Bradford
To: Vernon Jenkins
Cc: ASA Message Board
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: Langton's Legacy (was Re:Numerics)

Vernon,
I am pleased to say that I am able, in a practical way, to support your linking of square and triangular numbers. With slight irony, however, I do so with the reservation that your focus on the single case of 1189 squared being related to the mid-point of the Bible will probably be explained away by list members as a mere coincidence.

All,
For the benefit of others on this list, the irony stems from a recent exchange of emails between Vernon and myself, as I sought permission to use his name in my website. Vernon was gracious enough to consent but, in answer to my direct question, described my findings as 'incapable of withstanding ... the charge of subjectivity'. This may be because Vernon has an eye to formal mathematical integrity. [Vernon, No offense taken, and your follow-on comment is coming to fruition much sooner than you could have imagined].

Already, in the first three pages of my website, there are seen implicit relationships between squares and triangles. The irony is, though, that my next page is able to provide a connection between the entire sequence of square numbers and the entire sequence of triangular numbers. Not only that, but the same connection also links the essence of Vernon's findings with my own dissimilar findings. It becomes clear that Vernon and myself are looking at the very same landscape, but alternative panoramas due to differing vantage points. I shall not go into full details here as to my new discovery - they may be perused at www.TheRingOfTruth.info in the new fourth page. What I will say is that there is a sound mathematical foundation to the linking of those two number sequences, using Modulo 9 arithmetic.

And there is a further link between the Bible and both square and triangular numbers that would not be found by purely mathematical means. This is also described in my website, but I will also include it here as a taster. Vernon's list of special numbers (in his weblink addendum to "Balancing the Books") includes only exact hits - numbers that are both square and triangular. But there is the case of a near miss that also draws attention to the structure of the Bible. Consider the numbers 2209 and 2211. The first is the square of 47; while the second is T(66), the sixty-sixth triangular number - where 66 is itself T(11). The 66 here could refer to the number of books in the most widely accepted Christian Bible. But without some supporting evidence from the Bible itself, this is no more than supposition. Therefore, in this instance, the Bible does provide a key to this special interpretation.

The key exists in the distribution of letters in the Hebrew book of Geesis. In my website, I often draw attention to positions where each letter of the 22-letter alphabet occurs for the first time. For example, exactly half of the 22 make their first appearance in the first verse. Two others (ayin and delet) are particularly special, but in ways that require a lengthy context to make clear. Of the last three letters to occur, zayin appears in the text at position 472 and gimmel at 738, which are both lengthy delays. But the most unusual is samech, because it does not appear until almost three times the distance of gimmel. The first occurrence of samech is at position 2210 (compare with 3 x 738 = 2214, from the location of gimmel). Incidentally, Hebrew Scrabble contains three copies of samech in a set of 102 letters. Notice particularly that position 2210 is sandwiched precisely between the square of 47 and T(66). Thus, the Hebrew Bible itself says that the short sequence 2209, 2210, 2211 is special, and draws attention to the number 66.

So, I am very happy to confirm that Vernons latest announcement is meaningful. But I also caution that meaningful biblical attributes do not exist in isolation. To have real significance, multiple components must belong to a self-consistent set or structure, in which parallel links (often three or four deep) are mutually supporting without being mutually dependant.

The timing of Vernon's announcement has forced my hand somewhat. I was not expecting it, and neither was Vernon aware of the content of my fourth web page. But this opportunity is too good to miss, and I have made my new page available in a slightly incomplete state. Please be aware, therefore, that one or two topics are still missing, and what is present may be less polished than I would like. The same could be said even of earlier pages. If anyone has taken a hard-copy of my pages at the time they were first published, those copies will now be missing some new content. One thing that can be said with some confidence about the Genesis Squares is that we can never be sure we have identified all their content. Even the arguments of skeptics in this list have led me to a better understanding and to enhancements to my website.

Having said that there are further topics to be added to my fourth page, I must mention that there is already more in there than just the relationship between square and triangular numbers. There are four more ways to derive Pi, and one more way to derive SQRT(2) to incredible accuracy. Then there are new ways to explain obscure biblical passages and an explanation (Ed Babinski please note) for the absence of the number 37 from the plain text of the Bible. Sometimes an omission can speak just as loudly as a multiple presence.

Will these new revelations be enough to spark a proper debate?

Regards
David

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Vernon Jenkins
  To: asa@calvin.edu
  Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 9:28 PM
  Subject: Langton's Legacy (was Re:Numerics)

  The early years of 13th century England were marked by two significant events: the first was the signing of Magna Carta (basis of political and personal liberty) by King John in 1215; the second, the division of the biblical books into chapters. Both events involved the tireless efforts of the then Archbishop of Canterbury - Stephen Langton. It was he who encouraged the barons and organised the opposition to John's tyranny; and it was he who made possible the better citation of biblical texts.

  This latter contribution has implcations for us in our search for scriptural truth. Indeed, it provides further evidence (if more were needed) to support the contention that the Christian Bible is divinely - and exclusively - watermarked. The following page is, essentially, an addendum to "Balancing the Books".
  http://homepage.virgin.net/tgvernon.jenkins/Langton_Legacy.htm

  Vernon
  www.otherbiblecode.com
Received on Mon Jul 25 18:12:23 2005